Brag on yourself thread!

[driveandputtmachine]

This past weekend I made an 8 on two par 5's. One of them was a ball OB, hitting three from the tee. Hit a good drive down the left side of the fairway, right in front of the lake. Pull hooked a 6 iron into the water, basically had to drop where I was and hit 6 from there. Hit a ball over the back of the green and hit the best pitch shot ever to 3 feet. Made the putt for 8.

 

Next par 5, I decided to play safe and hit a 2 iron off of the tee. Then, pull hooked another 6 iron. Yep, you guessed it...O.B. Hit four in the trees, punched out with 5. 6 over the green plugged in a bunker, 7 out to 20 feet and rolled in the putt.

 

The worst part of it? I made five birdies. Two double bogies, a triple bogey, and shot 76. I have a new driver now, and new shafts for my irons on the way.

[Sean2]

Nothing notable. I suffer from short term memory loss. At least I think I do!.....

 

You are fortunate. I suffer from both short and long memory loss. In between isn't so hot either. :-)

[WinKiePie]

I've made 2 hole in ones in my life. The funny thing is both of them came at days when my swing was complete sh*t! :cheesy:

[linkerpan]

I made a 1080* on a cart over a wet fairway. That should be enough to get gold on the Cart Olympics. Not a 360 or a 720, but a 1080!!!

[gambit]

I can snatch double bogey from the jaws of par as well as anybody on the planet.

 

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!!!!!!! LOL

[Petunia Sprinkle]

Hit a bomb on a par4, 30 yards from the green. Made an 8.

[jjj912]

Hit a bomb on a par4, 30 yards from the green. Made an 8.

 

Now this is someone I can hang with!

 

[Jackhammer993]

I had not played golf or even swung a club for about 5 years due to some physical issues. I have played 3 rounds recently and am not proud of the scores but every shot I’m able to hit just makes me feel happy inside. I have improved each round and look forward to the next time I will play again. Nothing amazing here but just happy I can swing the club and play 18.

[Justsomeguy]

I had not played golf or even swung a club for about 5 years due to some physical issues. I have played 3 rounds recently and am not proud of the scores but every shot I’m able to hit just makes me feel happy inside. I have improved each round and look forward to the next time I will play again. Nothing amazing here but just happy I can swing the club and play 18.

Solid.

I don't know if moderately healthy people know what it's like to be betrayed by their bodies. So when you win one, that's a huge accomplishment.

[Sean2]

I shoveled snow today. The shovel I used was made by True Temper.

 

Hit a bomb on a par4, 30 yards from the green. Made an 8.

 

Now THAT is impressive! :-)

[NRJyzr]

In 2017, I was able to drop my index in spite of having a brutal regression in my putting. My performance on the greens was pathetically poor.

 

Until I bought my new Cleveland Anser-a-like near the end of the season, and saw dramatic improvement. I'd dedicated the purchase to my departed mother, apparently she gave me a little help. :)

 

Nice to see ThunderBuzzworth bringing it again. I seem to remember a post where a reduction in the pain inflicted on golf balls was occurring...

[Petunia Sprinkle]

Hit a bomb on a par4, 30 yards from the green. Made an 8.

 

Now THAT is impressive! :-)

 

You have no idea.

[phen0men0n]

I'm a really good scrambler. Last round I was having a terrible time swinging the club (swing changes - no bueno right now, sticking with it), but I managed to buckle down and break 90 thanks to 4 straight scrambling pars to end the round. 15 is a short par 4 that I drove into a greenside bunker, got on the green and 2 putted. 16 I missed the green pin high left, hit an acceptable chip and made the 5 footer for par. 17 I missed pin high left again, ball perched on top of a mound. Now it's important to note that the greens were punched 5 days ago, and they dumped the cores on the mound that my ball landed on. I played a duff and run along the side of the hill and gravity took over and the ball rolled down to a foot. Par. 18 I striped my drive down the left side, didn't come back. Ended up under some trees on a severe upslope. Only 110 yards away, had to punch my 6 iron under the trees and slam the ball into the slope in front of the elevated green to have a hope of getting it to stop. I pulled it off, and 2 putted for par. That recovery shot on 18 is one of the best shots I've ever hit, without a doubt.

 

I love getting out of trouble, hitting bad shots off the tee doesn't really get in my head because I love the challenge of trying to create short game shots. Probably holding my scores back, but I'm having fun!

[Sean2]

^^^That is what it is all about!

 

A good short game can make up for a lot of sins. And the beauty of it is one doesn't need to be young or athletic to develop one. :-)

[scotee]

Mrs. scotee says she loves me anyway. :dntknw:

[Justsomeguy]

Had a lesson today. First one in three years, which was when I just began.

Instructor focused on my alignment and stance width. Really on alignment.

After he left I was finishing the bucket of balls and had a breakthrough. We had spent so much time on alignment that I hadn't noticed the benefit to narrowing the stance. The real reason I'd booked the lesson was chronic fat iron shots.

Once I narrowed up the stance I started hitting it fantastic. I had always thought I needed a wide stance to be stable, but not so.

Anyhow- bragging that I fixed a big flaw that feels very promising. He complimented how well I get through the ball and finish, so if that's good and I've fixed the setup, maybe I've found the next puzzle piece.

[Mikey5e]

I had 5 eagles last year.

[The Mad Bomber]

I led the Alberta Mid-Am in Strokes Gained after Chunking a Chip last year.

[Bob9604]

I shot a 73...then I went to the back 9.

[bogeypro]

I shot even on the back nine yesterday..... and hit zero greens in reg. no kidding... my wedge and putting game was working overtime! I was using my other set of irons (not the xforged), trying to decide if I was going to keep them around or use them as trade bait. After that round, i drove straight to my local golf shop and sold them. LOL!

[Nard_S]

My cap has suffered, my rounds are Jekyll & Hyde but after 2 years of working with swing my ball striking is the best it's ever been and is accelerating to a better place. Good habits are cementing and finally get why Snead and Rory are essentially doing the same thing and why I was no where near them. Been extremely fun pursuit and the journey continues but getting to next level of low single digit does not seem as delusional or as elusive, as it once did.

[Bohsaucey]

Competitive HS round a few years back. +2 thru 11. 12th hole, par 3 125 yards, 12,000 Square foot green. Water short, but really not in play... unless your me. Made a 15. +14 thru 12!

[Grizz06]

I recently carded rounds of 74-76-80 (with a 12 on a par 4); I really only hit one bad shot in these three rounds and only lost 2 balls both on the 12. Best ball striking of my life and I finally have this game figured out! However, the very next round (same trip) I shot a generous 112 as guys we're picking up my balls on the green because they felt soo bad for me. I hit 30-40 shanks and lost every ball in my bag. What makes it worse is I actually birdied 3 holes (2 par 5's and a long par 3 off of some rocks where; no irons where involved). Chipping yips and the shanks makes the game almost impossible and totally unenjoyable. I sit here in the great white north and I'm afraid to pick up a club.

[bogeypro]

Lmao ^^^^ golf is a funny and cruel game.

[TServos]

I am the worst 4 hdcp. player in the world! Wooo!

 

Nobody can say that before playing me.

[supashu]

I didn't buy the used Bettinardi putter that I couldn't miss with at the golf store this afternoon. But I haven't stopped thinking about it since....

[FlyingLaw1]

This year I've set to really sound up my swing and am trying to get out the lateral hip movement and work on clearing my hips (something I've never done very well). I'm talking a complete swing overhaul--I'm completely out of sorts and absolutely can't get the club on the back of the ball and am hitting a lot of VERY bad shots. I'm talking chunked 7 irons that go 120 yards.... Push faded 9 irons that go 100. I hit a toed driver that went about 220....

 

I've been shooting scores that are way higher than I'm used to. Today I shot 7 over on the front and 1 over on the back while hitting 2 greens all day. One was hole one (320 yard par 4) the other was 18 (driver 4 iron par 5, ended up on the fringe in two). The short game is just killing it right now and completely saving my game. I'm really excited for what my game may do once I get the swing changes down.

[bogeypro]

First day of league play today. I shot -1 (35) missed only 1 fairway, 1 green, and had 15 putts.

[nikegal]

I'm studying Kyman

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[nikegal]

I am exceptionally smarmy.

hahaha, Ava wanted to say hi and she didn’t want me to set her up so I let her do it and she responded to Augs, lolol. Oh well, I hope that you’re well and you too Augs :) M